20 New Jobs Added with the Shoals Employment Growth Program

THE SHOALS-Great news for the Shoals! 20 new jobs will be added to our community, thanks to SEDA’s Shoals Employment Growth Program (EGP). O&A, Inc. (headquarters for Long-Lewis Ford) and Thacker Caskets will be adding ten new positions each. So far in 2019, the EGP program has helped six companies add a total of 46 jobs with an average of $15.13 and a total capital investment of $835,000.

The Shoals Employment Growth Program is designed to encourage full-time employment growth through a streamlined process that provides assistance to eligible applicants offering new employment opportunities for Shoals citizens. Shoals area for-profit companies that operate under certain business activities listed in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) can be reimbursed up to $8,000 for each new qualifying full-time employee hired, up to ten new full-time employment positions per year.

Click here for more information or on the Shoals Employment Growth Program or contact Adam Himber, Shoals Economic Development Authority, at (256) 349-5632 or e-mail atadam.himber@seda-shoals.com.